Creating a Mograph Title Sequence: 1 Visualization and Planning
1h 31mIntermediate2020-07-08
Authors

Nick Harauz
Certified Adobe, Apple, and Avid Trainer

Eran Stern
Teacher and Motion Designer, 20+ years of post-production experience
Course details
The power of creating an intriguing title sequence can take a movie, TV show, or documentary to another level. There's even an entire community of title enthusiasts out there, as evidenced from online resources such as Art of the Title. In a way, title sequences help bridge the art of filmmaking even closer to graphic design. The Creating a Mograph Title Sequence series looks specifically at this art form. In this course—the first installment in this two-part series—Eran Stern and Nick Harauz break down the steps involved in visualizing and planning out a title sequence. Using a real-world title intro, Eran and Nick look at everything from the initial pitch, to being creative on a budget, to creating a rough storyboard. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll have a strong foundation in the steps required to prepare striking motion graphics assets for a title sequence.
Skills covered
Premiere ProMotion GraphicsAfter EffectsMotion Graphics and VFXAdobeOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Title sequence - A movie within a movie
- What to know
- Finding inspiration
Pre-Visualizing a Title Sequence
- The initial pitch
- Working within a budget and time management
- When less is more
- Doing research
- Collecting ideas
- Freewriting
- Defining keywords
- Creating a rough storyboard, shared library, and Premiere Pro project
- Sharing a rough sequence
- Adding music and markers
- Refining the sequence, part 1
- Refining the sequence, part 2
- Thinking about, testing, and managing fonts
Preparing for the Final Product
- Proper organization with naming conventions and folders
- Understanding film credits structure
- Strong compositional techniques 101
- The importance of color
- Why is this moving A look at strong animation techniques
- A look at the final product
Conclusion
- Next steps